Colored artworks

Color plays a fundamental role in contemporary creation as an element capable on its own of structuring a composition, generating emotion, or conveying an entire aesthetic discourse.

Long relegated to a secondary role behind form and drawing in the traditional hierarchy of the arts, it gradually gained autonomy throughout the twentieth century from Fauvist explorations of pure color to lyrical abstraction until it became, for some artists, the sole subject of the artwork.

Henri Matisse, whose cut-out paper works celebrate color in all its power and simplicity, Mark Rothko with his meditative fields of color, or the Op Art artists who explore optical vibrations between complementary hues, illustrate the diversity of approaches within a field that continues to fascinate contemporary artists.

In current artistic practice, color is explored through a wide range of registers—from vivid, saturated Pop Art–inspired palettes to subtle tonal variations and delicate gradients, as well as strong chromatic contrasts that structure pictorial or sculptural space. Whether applied in flat areas, layered glazes, bursts of material, or plays of light on reflective surfaces, color becomes a language in its own right, capable of expressing emotions such as joy, melancholy, energy, or contemplation.

On Artsper, this selection brings together works in which color plays a central role in composition, highlighting the enduring capacity of this fundamental element to generate visual experiences of inexhaustible richness and intensity.

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Print, Cosmos, Alex Pariss

Alex Pariss

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.02 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€110

Painting, Canoe, Vahe Yeremyan

Vahe Yeremyan

Painting . 60 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,050

Print, Sakura, Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami

Print . 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€4,233

Painting, Bad boys, Patricia Gadisseur

Patricia Gadisseur

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€1,300

Print, Osiris | Etchings, Brian Eno

Brian Eno

Print . 65.5 x 65.5 x 0.05 cm Print . 25.8 x 25.8 x 0 inch

€2,800

Painting, Cuerpo Lila, Enrique Pichardo

Enrique Pichardo

Painting . 110 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,591

Painting, Outre bleu 1, Thime

Thime

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,490

Painting, Jardin, Yannick Bernard

Yannick Bernard

Painting . 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€880

Painting, Saxofonista, Enrique Pichardo

Enrique Pichardo

Painting . 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€2,123

Painting, Défilé high level, Lydi

Lydi

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Print, Coils 3B, Matt Neuman

Matt Neuman

Print . 41 x 41 cm Print . 16.1 x 16.1 inch

€850

Print, Caura-6, Carlos Cruz-Diez

Carlos Cruz-Diez

Print . 60 x 70 cm Print . 23.6 x 27.6 inch

€7,000

Painting, Nature 167, Muriel Napoli

Muriel Napoli

Painting . 100.8 x 100.8 x 4.1 cm Painting . 39.7 x 39.7 x 1.6 inch

€3,834

Painting, La gifle, Onemizer

Onemizer

Painting . 24 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9.45 x 9.45 x 0.1 inch

€800

Painting, Stronger, Ciscø

Ciscø

Painting . 10 x 18 x 1 cm Painting . 3.9 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch

€290

Painting, Untitled, Ethan Newman

Ethan Newman

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 7.6 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 3 inch

€4,564

Painting, Goldo Alu I, David Cumps

David Cumps

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€950

Painting, La haie, Alphée

Alphée

Painting . 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Painting, Alive, Victor Prodanchuk

Victor Prodanchuk

Painting . 55 x 42 x 1 cm Painting . 21.7 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch

€621

Painting, La fiesta, Albena Vatcheva

Albena Vatcheva

Painting . 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,199 €1,140

Painting, Eclat 1, Sandrine Hirson

Sandrine Hirson

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1.7 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.7 inch

€120

Painting, Eclat 2, Sandrine Hirson

Sandrine Hirson

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1.7 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.7 inch

€120

Painting, Le point, Flavien Couche

Flavien Couche

Painting . 21 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Painting . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

€350

Painting, Caraïbe, Pierre Calogero

Pierre Calogero

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,560

Painting, Clin d'oeil, Genny B

Genny B

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€230

Painting, Tagada, Âme Sauvage

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

€150

Painting, Deep Water, Alain Churlaud

Alain Churlaud

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, Crépuscule, JM Robert

JM Robert

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Painting, Porte 2518, Kardesch

Kardesch

Painting . 195 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 76.8 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€12,000

Painting, Jimi Hendrix, Vincent Bardou

Vincent Bardou

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,199

Painting, Eyesore, Ashley Irizarry

Ashley Irizarry

Painting . 45.72 x 35.56 x 3 cm Painting . 18 x 14 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Painting, Love flowers, Dr. Love

Dr. Love

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€50

Painting, Sun and love, Dr. Love

Dr. Love

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€50

Painting, Louise, Christine Barrès

Christine Barrès

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€250

Painting, Lapin, Lili Tao

Lili Tao

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

€1,080

Painting, Eclipse of grace, Poovi Art

Poovi Art

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€895 €805

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